Rod Benson on his playing days, becoming a national writer and more

Rod Benson on his playing days, becoming a national writer and more

On this episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, Alex Kennedy is joined by former professional basketball player Rod Benson. They discuss his playing days (including his experiences in the G League and in Korea), how he became one of the first pro athletes to blog, his work with ESPN, Yahoo and HoopsHype, his transition to painting and more. Time-stamps are below!

1:20: Rod talks about when he started writing and when he realized that he could do it professionally.

3:08: Rod was blogging before social media took off. Back then, there were a number of NBA executives who didn’t like that he was writing articles and pulling back the curtain for fans to see what was happening.

7:10: While Rod started by blogging on his own personal website, he eventually got the opportunity to write for ESPN, Yahoo, HoopsHype and other outlets. He explains how he got those opportunities.

9:00: Several years ago, Rod wrote an article for HoopsHype about whether NBA players love basketball or just love the perks that come with playing in the NBA. He shares his thoughts on this topic.